Head of Emerging Talent Programs

Anduril Industries; Seattle (WA); On-site; USD 183,000 - 243,000; Full time

Job summary

Anduril Industries is seeking a leader to head our Emerging Talent Program Management team in the United States. This strategic role focuses on building and sustaining a world-class pipeline of interns, new grads, and veterans, aligning programs with our mission while driving measurable outcomes.

You will empower program managers, translate strategy into scalable execution, and own performance metrics across all emerging talent initiatives.

Qualifications

• 8+ years in talent acquisition, HR, or program management with 4+ years leading teams.
• Proven ability to design and scale emerging talent programs in fast-moving settings.
• Strong operations sense, with metrics driven decision making.
• Excellent stakeholder management with senior leadership and cross-functional partners.
• Experience managing program budgets and resources for impact.
• Strategic thinker who translates vision into actionable plans.
• Comfort in ambiguous, high-growth environments.
• Passion for attracting and developing top technical talent.

Responsibilities

• Lead and mentor a team of program managers handling intern, new grad, veteran, and events initiatives.
• Translate strategy into scalable, high-quality program execution.
• Oversee planning, design, and delivery of all emerging talent programs.
• Own metrics for candidate conversion, retention, and hiring manager satisfaction.
• Foster cross-functional partnerships with Recruiting, Engineering, HR, Finance, and Legal.
• Oversee budgets and resource allocation to maximize ROI.
• Drive continuous improvement using program data to close gaps and scale best practices.
• Ensure program impact reflects Anduril's mission and values.

Skills

Team leadership

Program management

Data analysis

Stakeholder management

Budget management

Strategic thinking

Ambiguity handling

Talent development

Education

Bachelor's degree

Master's degree preferred

Tools

HRIS systems

Job description

Anduril Industries is seeking a leader to head our Emerging Talent Program Management team in the United States. This strategic role focuses on building and sustaining a world-class pipeline of interns, new grads, and veterans, aligning programs with our mission while driving measurable outcomes.

You will empower program managers, translate strategy into scalable execution, and own performance metrics across all emerging talent initiatives.